Hoof-cutting knife.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

H. ANDREWS.

HOOP CUTTING KNIFE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 11, 1907.

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HOOP-CUTTING KNIFE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Application filed July 11, 1907. Serial No. 383,355.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY ANnREws, a citizen of the United States,residing at Stratton, in the county of Hitchcock and State of Nebraska,have invented a new and useful Hoof-Cutting Knife, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hoof cutting knives and ismade of tool steel with the blade at right angles with the handle, thehandle being oval, the upper part being for the hand held and the lowerpart to rest upon the ground and curving forward toward the blade so asto enable it to rotate when the blow is struck, the object being toenable the operator to trim horses hoofs without removing the hoof fromthe ground in taking ofl the outside shell, to reduce the jar and strainupon the hoof and joint as occurs in the usual way to avoid splittingthe shell; to reduce the jar so as to be less irritating to the horse,also to remove shoes and to level up the bottom of the hoof, andgenerally to en able the operator to trim the hoof and remove old shoeswith more speed and accuracy and less labor to the operator and lessannoyance to the horse. The shoe being removed by cutting the clenoh ofthe nails with the knife and then inserting the knife blade between theshoe and the hoof and the shoe pried off.

The mechanism of said knife is illustrated in the drawing, accompanyingmy application, in which A is the blade, B is to rest on the groundwhile A is on the hoof. C is the handle and is used as a brace on B. Thespace under the handle C is for placing the too of the shoe or foot, tohold the knife lirln on the ground while the blade is on the hoof whilecutting the shell of the hoof with the knife, by striking above theblade at D.

f is a brace for the blade.

Having now fully (hscribed my invention,

and blade, said shoulder having a striking surface.

I'IAR R Y AN DR ElVS.

' Vitnesses:

J. \V. SMITH,

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